East, South Asia and Australasia

Protesting against China over the treatment of its minority is, in the eyes of Muslim leaders, presumably not worth the loss of economic privilege and security alliance Ekraj Sabur and Reuben James Barrete In the age...

SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent of respondents said in a policy survey released...

The new Malaysian govt has pledged to review Chinese deals. Malaysia was once a loyal partner in China’s globe-spanning infrastructure drive, but a new government is now pledging to review Beijing-backed projects, threatening key links in...

By ANATOLE KALETSKY LONDON – The United States cannot win its tariff war with China, regardless of what President Donald Trump says or does in the coming months. Trump believes that he has the upper hand...

Every week in Tokyo’s Ichigaya district, about three miles northeast of the bright neon lights and swarming crowds in the heart of Shibuya, a driver quietly parks a black sedan-style car outside a gray office building. Before...

Myanmar’s army chief denied his forces committed rape and other sexual abuses during a crackdown he ordered on Rohingya Muslims, as he addressed UN Security Council delegates in the capital Naypyidaw. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing...

Almost as extraordinary as the shock election result in Malaysia is the unlikely rapprochement between Mahathir Mohamed and his former political nemesis, Anwar Ibrahim. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mathathir, 92, stunned the political world by defeating Najib...

Home to only a tiny number of Jews, Indonesia is a hotbed of anti-Semitism. The disturbing popularity of Nazi imagery in the country came to international attention with stories of a Third Reich-themed restaurant and a...

China has the largest illegal fishing operation in the world and is a major poacher in foreign waters from Southeast Asia to Africa and South America. The Chinese subsidize several thousand fishing ships to make this...

Though powerful and wealthy, the United States looks ever more alone. While chanting his mantra of “America First,” Donald Trump has followed policies that have only eased the way for the Chinese dragon to roar past...